"Ho hum, diddly dum" hummed James as he shuffled through the library looking for the right book. *Ah there it is* he thought to himself happily. He reached toward the told shelf and pulled of a brown book laced in gold. Written in calligraphy was "Love Spells how to Make her fall in love in two hours or less." James laughed to himself and looked up the right potion. He'd make Lily miserable and that would teach her . . .



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The next day, love potion in tact, James snuck into the girl's dorm and poured the potion into her glass of water lying next to her bed on a night stand. Little did James know but Lily was up and as soon as she saw James shut her eyes and faked snored. She watched through half open eyelids as he poured the green liquid into her glass. She laughed inwardly. When he left, she got up picked up her glass. She then walked over to Amelia Gator (who was notorious for having a crush on James the size of Ireland.) Laughing evilly Lily got dressed in her jogging cloths and went down to the Quidditch pitch. James was sleeping soundly in his bed thinking happy thoughts little did he know the truth.



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Amelia woke up and groped around trying to find her horn-rimmed glasses. She finally felt the cool metal in her hand and put them on. Noticing her throat was parched she looked around for something to drink. She found a glass of water conveniently near her. She took a big swig and felt something warm inside her blossom. *Odd* she thought *I suddenly want to go talk to James. * She got up stretched her limbs got dressed and hurried to the common room. She found James and went to go talk to him. Usually ver shy and very quiet Amelia felt the sudden urge to have a long conversation with James Potter. She plopped down next to him and said in a bubbly voice she had never heard before "Hi James-y!"

"Err hiii" he replied slowly "Who are you again?"

"Oh my, you don't know me? Im Amelia Gator come on" she giggled and wrapped her arms around his muscular figure. James quickly shook her off and got up to leave.

"Silly!" she bubbled again "come back here" and she jumped up and grabbed his arm. He tried desperately to shake her off but she wouldn't budge. He reached and pushed her off and tried and failed to escape. He finally gave up and the two of them went down to breakfast, Amelia was positively glowing and James was positively glowering. On their way down James spotted Lily as she jogged smugly back up to the common room. Separating himself from Amelia (she finally gave up and cooed "see you in the hall James-y"). He raced after Lily and stopped her. She turned and grinned.

"How's Amelia?" she asked sarcastically.

"WHAT DID YOU DO?" he roared.

"What did I do? You tried to put a love potion in my water so I gave it to someone who would better appreciate it."

James swore loudly.

"Tsk tsk language Potter" scolded Lily wagging a finger in his direction and turning to leave. Before she could though James grabbed her wrist and spun her around to face him.

"Why" he growled.

"Because Potter I'm not one of those doe eyed followers of you, I would rather see you dead than to see you in my bed" and with that she turned and left.

Grumbling and cursing James turned slowly to the Great Hall and to face . . . he shuddered at the thought . . . Amelia.



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Classes were not fun that day. Unfortunately James, Amelia, and Lily all had the same classes. Ernie, Charlie, and Louise sat with Lily and smothered laughter as Amelia hung herself on James as though she were a coat and he was a coat rack. On occasion bits of stifled giggles would float into James' ears and it wasn't merely Lily and her goons, but his own friends were doubled up. Luckily by the time dinner was served Amelia had regained her shy, quiet behavior but the joke continued on. By the time they reached the common room that evening the joke had faded but Lily's fun hadn't. She continued to rub salt into the wounds. Sirius continued on as well. Lily and he had become quite the duo when it came to James. The two groups were slowly interweaving, much to James' dislike. Finally sick of the torment he went up to bed and fell into a forced sleep. He dreamed of Lily's death, Sirius' death but then dreamt of a strange day which he thought would never come.



**the dream**



James looked up from his position in front of an altar. The altar was decorated with a celestial theme. The cloth covering the black marble was midnight blue, in the center was a golden sun which shone bright next to it was a silver moon glowing bright but looked slightly dimmed next to the sun. Fairies, he noticed floated around to light the crowd and the aisle, over head the dark blue sky twinkled with the stars. He looked down the aisle leading to him and the altar. Standing far back was a beautiful woman with thick auburn hair and a white dress on. A veil covered her face from James. He gaped open mouthed at the woman. Suddenly the wedding march sounded and the woman started up the aisle with a twenty something man with blonde hair and dimmed grey eyes. When she got nearer James spotted whom, it was . . . "Lily" he gasped.

She had tiny tears trickling down her freckled cheek. She was smiling and looked very happy. When she had reached him, Lily dropped the arm of the young man (which had to be her friend since her father had died in her youth). Before he left, she stopped him and said softly " Thank you Ernie." and pecked him on the cheek.

James took her shaking hand and they stood in front of Professor Dumbledore.

"Hello! And welcome to the marriage of Lily Evans, and James Potter let us begin shall we?" and he held up his wand. "Legend unites these two magical beings in love. In love they are united and will hold strong until life part thou. Please hold your wands up and touch the tips and whisper your vows" they did so and when they were finished a blue light exploded from the wands and turned into an orange to a green, and finally into a golden. Suddenly a ring clasped itself to James left ring finger. He looked down, it was a silver ban with the words "Lily loves James" in green lettering the same color as Lily's eyes. Lily's said "James loves Lily" in startling blue just like James' eyes. Dumbledore looked down at the two and said "I now with all the power invested within me from the sprits which have left this mortal world I pronounce you witch and wizard, husband and wife, you may kiss your bride." James reached down and right before their lips greeted one another he woke up.



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